Hank-forming machine



Feb. 12, 1929. 1,702,174

J. F. SCHENCK, SR

HANK FORMING MACHINE Filed Feb. 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l nuemtoz Sltotumj Feb. 12, 1929. 1,702,174

J. F. scHENcK, sR

HANK FORMING MACHINE Filed Feb. 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 12, 1929.

J. F. SCHENCK, SR

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Feb. l2, 1929. 1,702,174

J. F. scHENcK, sR

H ANK FORMING MACHINE Filed Feb, 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 aunado@ Feb. l2, 1929.

J'. F. SCHENCK, SR

HANK FORMING MACHINE Filed Feb. 25, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 aucun@ Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT orner-3.

HANK-romaine MACHINE.

Application inea February 25, 192e. seriai No. 256,992.

This invention relates to improvements in lrank-formingr machines, one object of the invention being the provision of a machine which Will form cordage or rope into hank' form in a rapid and thorough manner, and in which from one to any number of hanks may be formed sinmltaneously.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a machine of this character in which there is provided mechanism whereby the loops are formed, the knip-forming members beit j held in stationary position While the threading or feeding mechanism is rotated, there being' means provided automatically for slowingl down the speed of the latter mechanism and rotating the loop holders or supports so that the necessary coils or spirals may be Wound thereon to complete the hunk, there being automatic means for stopping the machine at the completion of the hank.

i\..notlier object of this invention is the provision of a machine of this character' which,

atti-.er being initially started, moves through a sequence of operations automatically up to and including the completion of the coils, the .same being' so constructed that after a predetermined number of loops have been placedv upon the loop-forming and receivingr meniber, the feedingr mechanism is slowed down and the forming mechanism is rotated to receive the coils.

In the accompanying drawing..

Figure 1 iis a plan vieu', more or less in dia gram, of the complete mechanism, only one ianlri'ornring mechanism, however, being shovfn.

Figuur. 2 is a view in side elevation showing the mechanism for oscillatingr the threadfeedingl or directing mechanism during the letipformingr operation, the same beingr in its innermost' position.

liligrure $3 a similar view showingl the uiecl'ianisni in the position it assumes when te fling the thread for forming the spirals.

Figure `tis a view, partly in elevation and partly in section, of the feeding mechanism, the dotted lines illustrating; the innermost position thereof.

l'igure 5 an enlarged view in side elevation of the thread or cord guiding spindle and the carrying;l portion therefor.

Figure (i is a front elevation of the same showing the parts in the position When locked.

Figure 7 is a view in plan showing the thread or cord feeding mechanism and the operating cam therefor, the dotted lines illustrating the various positions of the spindle throughout the rotation thereof.

Figure 8 is a perspective View of the spindle guide.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing several of the trst steps in forming the loop.

Figure 10 is a similar view showing the initial starting in forming the spirals.

Figure 11 a perspective view of the completed himk.

In describing the present mechanism, the saine will be covered under the following topics: first, mechanism for forming` the loops; second, mechanism for shifting at the end ofthe loop-forming andthe operation of the coil-forming mechanism; third, meehanism 'for forming s jirals or coils around the loops; and fourth, tlie operation of the complete machine.

Mechanism for forming loops.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the drive shaft which is driven by the prime mover 11, here shown as a belt and pulley driven mechanism, and it is understood that the same may be any type of prime mover, as, for instance, an electric motor. The drive shaft 10 is mounted in bearings 10 and upon this shaft are carried the respective drive pulleys 12, and 46, which, in turn, operate the respective belts 13, 26 and 4T. The belt 13, as will presently appear, drives primarily the shaft 15, the belt 26 drives the shaft Q8 and the belt 47 drives the shaft 49, which constitute the main driven elements ot the present mechanism.

The loop-forming mechanism includes primarily the belt 18 which operates through the fixed and loose pulley 14 and 14 the shaft 15, the belt shifter comprising the shaft 16' carrying the shifting member 17 and its operated arm 1S being disposed and operated, as Will presently appear, to cause the beltto be moved to connectthe pulley 14 with the belt and, con sequently, to drive the shaft 15. This` shaft, as illustrated, is disposed longitudinally of the machine and is journale'd in beat-ings 19, and has fast thereto a gear 20,\vhich, in turn, meshes with a gear` 21 to drive the angularly disposed shaft 22 journaled inbearings 22. This shaft has a spur gear 23` which is in mesh at all times with the Wide spur gear 24 journaled in bearings 24 and which, in turn, drives the gear G6 upon the shaft 67, as Will presently appear. At the same time that this shaft is rotated, the shaft 2S is also rotated through the belt 26 and its fast and loose pulleys 27 and 27, the shaft 2S being` mounted in journals 29 and carrying' the cone pulley 3() which drives the belt 3l and the cone pulley 32 carried by the shaft 33 and mounted in the journals 234i. This shalit Carries a spur gear 35 which meshes with the large speed-reducing gear 3G. This gear is mounted upon a short shat't l? jourualed in bearings Btl and itselit earryinf-nr a spur 1-ear Slt) which meshes with the loosefkaear slt) mounted rotatably upon the sha'i't l5, but provided with a ratrhet Wheel Lil, and lia-st to Vl he shailit l5 is an arm l2 Vwhich carries a pin l-z, Whieh, in turn, has mounted thereon a. spriiig-actuated ratchet 45 which rides upon the ratehet wheel 4.11. laasmuch as the arm 4t2 is rotated at a relatively rapid sp red when the belt l' Ais in action, the same rides around without imparting motion to or receiving motion from the gear d0, asthe slow speed mechanism operated by the belt 3l will not intertere with the high speed mechanism operated directly through the belt 13, the mechanism driven by belt 3l being operated, as will presently appear, so as to rotate the shatts l5 and at a slower rate of speed than the belt 13 inrgviarted thereto.

The pulley 4G, as before stated, operates the belt l? which, in turn, operates the pulley 4:8 carrying the male member 4&8 of the clutch, the same being freely rotatable upon the driven shaft l-S journaled in the bearings 50, the outer member 51 of the clutch being splined upon the shaft i9 lor coactive relation with the member 48', the spring- 52 thereof normally holding the same in engagement,

. and the purpose ot' which Will presently aptit) pear,

Gears and are carried by the shaft t9 and mesh, illusstrated, with spur gears Sl and the gear o5 bei ng; tast upon the shatt- 56' journaled in bearings 5T, 58 and 5 and can rying the hand-actuated drum upon one end and the loop-reeeiving and :toi-ming hook G0.

if he rear 6l isniounted upon the shalit G2 jourualed i Ythe bearings 63, and, in turn, rari'ies the lined associated hook (34E having; the adjustable hoolq (i5 whereby the last loop torn'ieljl is shortened and at a point it the beginning ot the starting oit the Coils or spirals, as will. presently appear. The hooks G0 and (lll constitute the main supports for the loops both during their forming and the Winding oit the coils or spirals thereon.

As before stated, the gear (56 rotates the shaft 67, which is journaled in the pedestal 68, and this pedestal GS supports the main mechanism of the present device in that the mechanism carried thereby provides for the feeding ot' the rope or cordage to form the loops and the spirals oi the Completed lia/uli, and, as shown in Figure l, is merely diagrammatic et the structure shown fully and clean ly in Figures Il, 5, G and T The shaft 6T has rotary as Well as longitudinal sliding movement imparted thereto, the spool (S9 hemp; mounted thereon and being operated, as will presently appear, to impart the slidingmovement to the shaft, and also the feeding.;` arm or member 70 which. as will presently appear, is correlated with the cam il, so that the spindle 72 may be properly operated to direct the thread to the revolving loop and. spiral-torminfg mechanism.

its sh'awn in lliigures el, (i and the member TO is provided with a weighted end 'TO' and with a case-lbrmiiur end it. the opposite walls ot Whiea at the outer end are provided with the inelined slots "UV" and also has slidably mounted therein the longitudinally movable plate Z Whirh carries the tubular member 70" tor the reception oit the spindle or thread-guidingv member 72, Whose opposite-Iy disposed pins 72a are mounted in the grooves 70', so that the member 72 will move at right angles to its carrying member 70 during` the sloiv rotation of the member 70 in its Sina ll orbitas it forms the one-halt loop around the hoolr G5 and during the succeeding' formation oit the spiral.

ln forming; the loops it is desired to rotate the member 70 at the highest rate el? speed. so that the cord or rope A taken trom the cone C through the hollow .shaft G7 and guided by the respective guides e and f maybe tree to move or slide and thus form, as shown in Fie;- ure 9, the loops L, i

litter a sulhcient number ot these loops have been Jformed by means ot a predeteiIH mined number oit rapid revolutions ot the shaft la, the mechanism operated and controlled by the properly7 selected change fear llffl, checks the higli peed oi Causing the brit to be sliltod to the loose iizulley t; and tiis permits the slow speed mechanism "sting ot the be,

ion, the hoohs 30, (Se and" (3:3 are rotated. beine' Started through the instrumrul ot the slidii rod T?) which is iourualed 'n the bearings Ti and is prf., 'ided with the adiustiug deiiee T5 and the spring?` Til. which norimtlly holds the bell-Crank lever TT with its eatrh '2b in currar' nent with one 'tree end, -arluating lever tid. r fo is pulled upon by the pin T9, the catrh T7 released and the sprimr 3."2 is tree to throw the clutch meniber 5l into eiirraremeiit with the clutch member a8 and hus cause the belt elf' to transmitmotion to the shaft LL9 and the loop-holding! and tormmg hooks 60, (ierand 65, .so that the spirals,

will presently appearq will be torined.

he mechanism for changing from high lll) wie actuated, by its :spring 1.18, as later to lie described, at the end of tlie loop-forming operation, ite pin 1eroperated the lever 1-13 und through the eliait 111 caused the arm 142 to ele Tate tile pivoted ineinlaer 110 trein the position elioun in Figure 2 'to that sliovvn in Figure 3, and tlius disconnect tlie rods 128 and 1333 eo that the continued inovenient et the ce n 1:25 would only oecillate the rod 128 Without transmitting motion to the rod 133, end due to the eprint 13G the ineinloer 69 vv; nioved and lield i-, the eirtreine left position with tlic ineinlier TO in the position to be rotated eloivlv to 'feed the cord or thread to torni the Spirale, es will presently appear.

Spi.' iLife/wiring m @efe anis/m.

As the above-described mechanism lende ue up to tlie step at which. the elielt L19 is rotated, and thus tlie loop carried lav tlie ioolre tt), Gel and G is allee rotated, We new nieve on to the :formation ot the Spirale S, as Shown in Iligure 10, and tlie leavnlr es completed in Figure 11.

Ae the rod 73 has r A,leased tlie clutch ineinber so that the ineinloer 48 ie engaged, the sliait 19 is new rotated, and, in turn, rotates the change or linfiiting;` gear 1011 mounted upon the shaft 105 which is disposed in the journals 106. Upon one poreien oi this shaft is a diei; S and a weiglit-aeeueted erin 109, Said erin 1oeing' in tire prtli to actuate and releeee tlie catcli 11G frein ite linger 111, and tliue conse`- quentlf,7 release tlie rod 85 its Spring action so that the seine Will have moved troni tir posit-ion as shown in Figure 1 to the rig/lit anc cause the pin 841 to engage the tree end 83 or the lever 80, throwingtile clutcli 51 out of engage-nient so that the catch T7 will lock the saine in the position au :rilievi in 1igure 1 und readg;7 for tlie nent operation. rillie gears 10% are i o arranged and timed that certain number of rotations ere imparted to the liooie and tliei'elire, a certain ninnlier of Spirale ere formed areui'id the leone to complete die lian before lre niac rim, is autoinaticelly stop` i irt the saine tij-.ne that one rod 85 was incved "by its-epring 113 when released, tlie was eliii' ed frein tl e inet pulley 2"? 'to tlie loose gulle?,v 2T" and coneequently the eliatt lit to e lult, so that tlie belt 31 wee also halted and tlie slow speed drivingl ineclianiera oit tire sliaiit vree brought to e lialt. Betere this, i", rod 91 wee moved to tlie rie'lit liv the spring 915 u" ien the rod 91 was released and lie/tore tlie release opt tlie rod 85.

lifter tlie V:slou' n1 wm inriartul through the lielt 3l, the cord. o reread-grind ino; erin l0 slowed down in ite speed und during the torturing et tlie ep* which tol loived slowly nioved at a uniioriin speed longitudinally of the space between the leone and 611, t rie being ecconiplielied tlirougli the t surl'ace et tlie Sieticu'larvP cani l1 at lie po it l, am eliou'n in Figure 'illiie nievrn nt not oir y chain tlie position ot' the spindle I ou oliviousiy bec: `use et the )in YQ extenfflin;` tirough the inclined elote the delivery spindle 7L will be caused to recede ironi the loop v i i itlu e been forming tlie liooke and wil llow the eliorter path between Said lioolce. ',lflie arni TO continues io revolve y@lowly eo tlia tlie spindle :arricr T0 moved troni the position X to the position Y, at which 5,1 c )nice in contact with an adjustable or swingingrlvopcrated i arm 1 normally lield liv tue Spring 151 against elle pin 151a and beinf,r efeuted Within the recess: 152 thereof, and due to arm 151 if-1 caufzcd to lfollor. the lines ot the eliort. erni er; viewed inllirjure 7 and oe released es tliere shown upon tlie curved line 151, tliis being' et the location The ineinlier 15G is Slotted and operzilily connected to the curved end et the erin 150, the suine being adjustable so that its outer end nier be reguleted to lie contacted liv tlie spindle carrier TO et anj,7 point desired upon the Surface of tlie cani T1 to, in turn, oscillate the erin T3 leretotore .ileecrilied tor releasing,A the .i carricr in its Slow Sliding on tlie cem 'tlics actuutee tlie it to tl e ri*y 'l die lever v'oO to more in ze lie'tore eluted, io slide tllo moving; 1, cau ein I loting' tlie arm y Y 11i-S confers 'j 1411 vfliieli, in turn, is oecillated erin 109 :ind the rod 15). tlie arn'i ed with the nin 1411 being; peeitioned to en r, t'ue rod 1415, and permit the were to not when ille catch 161 llas been rolemwd l1 Iv l uiovmueni` illinjure i, {lineume i l" I, n, j lit, &-lli1l ,ii and linie lilucer; till the ratchet in the dire@ u'liicli rotates 'die par-fl 11:3 in wlieel 'l 1, uliicli tion et tire errori. ae illu@y t in Figure 1, and t-liue re'ferde the action oi spring; 118 on ille elialit 17.75 so that after Qlieft 15 is released troni liigli sneed control, itV Will lieve annue time *u come u'itlnn tire elou' Soc-'3d :int the spin die carrier 70h control before the member 149 on the end of rod 145 will be advanced into the circular path of the latch 155 and trip said latch.

Operaton.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection *ith the drawings, the operation of the present machine is understood, but, briefly stated, it is as follows :f- Y

The oord or thread A has one end made fast, as, for instance, to the hook 60, said hooks 60, 64 and 65 being in the position as shown in Figure 1 with the rod 100 locking' the dish 103. T he handle 87 is now moved to the left to cause the oscillation of the shaft titi and the consequent movement of the rods 85 .and 91 `which thus places the belts 13 and o that the two shafts .28 and 15 are rotated sin'uiltaneously. At the same time. that the rod 91 was moved to the left, the latch 11S) was engaged by the finger 121 and the rod thus held against the tension of the spring Qt. Simultaneously with this, the rod was moved to the lett so that its latch 110 was engaged by the iinger 111, this rod being held against the action of the spring 113. The shaft 56 and also the shaft a9 are now stationary, While the shafts 28 and l5 are rotated, but inasmuch as the shaft 28 rotates the shaft 15 through the slow speed mechanism, and as the belt 13 rotates the shaft 15 at a high speed, these mechanisms do not interfere and can be operated simultaneously. The shaft 22, as before stated, then rotates the arm 7() and causes the loops to be laid and formed upon and between the hooks and Gel, and after a predetermined number have been laid, the shaft 115 is operated so as to release the latch 11,9, and, consequently, the rod 91 to the action of the spring 96, which, in turn, oscillates the shaft- 86 and releases the dislt 103. Simultaneously with this, the latch 161 is released and the ratchet Wheel. 164: acts as a retarding means, or, rather, transmits a retarding1 mot-ion to the shaft lll-5, so that there is a gradual let-down in its speed at this point between the tinishing otthe loop and its stai-'timeV of the spirals. As la-fit'ore stated, the spindle 72 is then moved slowly from the left to the right, as viewed in lhturo 1, while the loop-carryin hooks (i0,

(i4 and ($5 are rotated at a rapid speed due to the clutch 51 being;r released by the catch 77 and the engalement` thereof with the member 481. Thus the belt 47 rotates the shaft 49 and the hooks titl, (il and until a predetermined numl ier of spirals are formed, at which time, the change speed mechanism including the A lar 104. is brought into operation to relea e the latch 110 and the consequent re` lease of the rod S5 to its spring 113l` which, in turn, causes the pin Slt to engage the clutchthroiving lever SO to move the clutch 51 out of engagement with the clutch member 48 and Vagainst the spring 52so that the end 801 of said lever is engaged b the catch 77 and thus locked withthe clutc 1 member disengaged, or as illustrated in Figure 1.

It is apparent from the foregoing descrip-` tion that although only one loop-forming and spiral-forming mechanism is here shown, any number may be added by the extension `of the shafts 15, 49, 1371 and 141 and by dupli cation of the gears 20, 53 and 54: and what they drive, and by duplication of the member 138 and the arm 143 and what they actuate.

It is also apparent that the construction as illustrated is more or less diagrammatic, the same being' spread out, as viewed in Figure 1 for` in the complete machine, when constructed, the rods and shafts are so closely allied as to be almost indiscernible when drawn.

It wll thus be seen that by the use ot' the cam 71, the feeder spindle 72 is moved in an orbit which is substantially elliptical when the same is operating to feedthe thread t0 form the spirals, and that due to this orbit, the spirals or coils are uniformly laid side by side throughout the length thereof; and that when the feeder spindle is in its eX-` treme outward position that it travels in acircular orbit and thus has a larger radius in laying the loops upon the hooks 60 and 64..

It will also be noted that ample time must elapse between placin of the final long; loop on the hooks, and aying the short loop around the hook 65 at the beginning ot' the spiral winding, that is, ample time for the revolving.,r feeder to recover from the centrifug'al force due to the high speed at which it revolves duringr the laying,r ofthe loops beF fore the ond 149 slides into the pathof the latch 155, tripping,r said latch and permitting` the spindle carrier 7 Ob to move inwardlyto the surface of the camV 71 and. actuate the lever 150, `which starts the revolving of the hooks GO, Gl and `65. To insure this lapse of time. the ratchet gear catches the pawl 162 audits rod 159 and thus lets them more slowly to the front.l thus retarding' and delaying' the moveujient of the end 14S) into the path of the latch 155.

I claim 1. In a hunk-forming machine, a drive shaft, a rotary feeder for the thread, apair of rotary loop-receiving means, means for rotatingr the feeder to lap the loops on the receiving means when the latter is stationary, means for rotatingr the loop-receivingmeans, and means for rotating the feeder at a slower speed when the loop-receiving means is rotating; and the'thread is being coiled upon the loops, all ot the said means being operably connected for sequential operation from the drive shaft.

Q. In a. hunk-forming machine, a drive shaft` a rotary feeder forthe thread. selective means operably connected to the `drive shaft and the feeder for rotating` the feeder to form loops, means for rotatingl the feeder at a slower speed when feeding` to form coils upon the loops, rotary loop-receiving means which when stationary receives the thread to form loops, selective means for oper-ably connecting the loop-receiving means to the drive shaft to rotate the same when the thread feeder is rotated at the slowerI speed, and means for halting the rotary feeder' and the loop-receiving* means when a. predetermined number of coils are formed.

3. In a henk-forining` machine, a drive shaft, a rotary feeder for the thread, seler tive means operably connected to the drive shaft and the feeder for rotating the. feeder to form loops, means for rotating the feeder at a slower speed when feeding to form coils upon the loops, rotary loop-receiving,` means which when stationary receives the thread to form loops, selective means for operably connecting the loop-receiving means to the drive shaft to rotate the same when the thread feet e er is rotated at the slower speed, and automatic means for halting the rotary feeder and the loep-receiving means when a predetermined number of coils are formed.

Ll. 'In a henk-forming machine, a drive shaft, a rotary feeder for the thread, selec-- tive means operably connected to the drive shaft and the feeder for rotating the feeder to form loops, means for rotating the feeder at a slower speed when feeding' to form coils upon the loops, rotary loop-receiving means which when stationary receives the thread to form loops, selective means for operahly connecting the loopreceiving means to the drive sha-ft to rotate the same when the thread feeder is rotated at the slower speed, means for halting the rotary feeder and the loop-receivw inf; means when a predetermined number of coils are formed, and means for connecting the thread receiver to the drive shaft for romovement when a predetermined numhe of loops have been laid on the loop-receiving' means.

5. ln a hanit-forming` machine, a drive shaft, a rotar7 feeder for the threarh selective means operably connected to the drive shaft and the feeder for rotating the feeder to form loops, means for rotating the feeder at a slower speed when feeding to form coils upon the loops, rotary loop-receiving,` means which when stationary receives the thread to form loops, selective means for operably connectingthe loop-receiving means to the drive shaft to rotate the same when the thread feeder is'rotated at the slower speed, means for halting the rotary feeder and the loopreceiving` means when a predetermined number of coils are formed, and automatic means for connecting the thread receiver to the drive shaft for rotary movement when a predetermined number of loops have been laid on the loop-receiving means.

6. In a. hanlr-forming machine, a drive shaft, a rotary feeder for the thread, selective means operahlv connected to the drive shaft and the feeder for rotating,Y the feeder' to form loops, means for rotating the feeder at slower speed when feeding to form coils` upon the loops, rotary loopd'eceivingv means which when stationary receives the thread 'to form loops, select-ive means for operably connecting the loop-receivinp` means to the drive shaft to rotate the same when the thread feeder is rotated at the slower speed, automatic means for halting the rotary feeder and the loop-receivingg; means when a predetermined nuniher of coils are formed, and automatic means for connecting the thread receiver to the drive shaft for rotary movement when a predetermined number of loops have been laid on the loog-receiving; means.

T. lu a hand-forming machine, a drive shaft, a rotary thread feeding mechanism, a rotary loop receiver, separate operating; mechanisms for eacl1,selective means for conr zting the feeding( mechanisms for operation from the drive shaft, automatic means` for slowing down the speed of movement of the feeding mechanism and for connecting the loop receiver to the drive shaft when a predetermined number of loops have been formed, and wherelw the loep receiver ro- .V

tated to lay coils upon the loops ifireviouslv formed and automatic means for halting the opera* ig mechanisms when a predetermined number of coils have heen laid upon the loops.

8. ln a henk-forming machine, a thread feeding mechanism, a loop-receiving` mechanism, a drive shaft, two driven shafts, two selective means for operably connecting' the two driven si ifts to the drive shaft, slowspeed mechanism interposed between the dri 7en shaft and one of the selective means for simultaneous operation with the other f-select-ive means and for driving` the driven shaft at a slowei )eed when tr other .schwtive me is r'risconnccted, sa d threadiiui' mechanism hei opera c from the laier driven shaft, .said shaft when operated at its higher speed cansino' the threatlfl'r;l ne( mechanism to lay the loops upon t1 lil. l'Ct'illlv" ing' mechanism, and when operated at the slower speed and also when the lo(n receivingl mechanism is heilig,` rotated h v the drive shaft to laj,7 coils on the loops.

9. ln a henk-forming machine, a drive shaft, a main driven shaft, selective means for connecting the same to the. crive shaft, an auxiliary driven shaft, selective means for connecting the liar; shaft to the drive shaft simultaneousljg.7 h the main driven shaft, slow-speed mechanism operated b v the auxiliary shaft and operahly connected to the main driven shaft, automatic means for disconneetin the selective means for directly driving' the driven shaft from the drive shaft l and for permitting the slow-speed mechanism simultaneously' with the shifting' from the high speed to the lower speed in the feeding mechanism during the laying oil' the coils, the same heine` oper: hly connected to trie drive shaft, and means operated in synchrony with the ri pid rotation of the thread-leedin;- means 'for imparting'a longitudinal movement to sai/'l 'thread-teeding means daring the laying; of the stri nds upon the loon-ieci-iivingl mechanism.

ln a hanli-lorming machine? a drive shaft, `a main driven shalt7 an auxiliary driven shaft, and a third driven shaft, selcctive means .lor connecting the main and the auxiliary driven shalt to the drive shalt tor simultaneously rotation, intermediate merhanism connected hctween both the `said sha'l'ts whereby the auxiliary driven shattoperates the main driven shatt at a reduced speed, tliread-'eedinp,l mechanisn'i oper-ably eonnf ed to the main driven shalt? loop-recei -V mecliianism disposed in cooperative relation with the 'feedingl mechanism and normally held stationary when the main driven shalt is rotated at the higher ate of speed, antomat-ic means :for disconnectmc` the main driven shalt Ylirom the driving' shalt and Vnern'iitting the auxiliary driven shalt to drive thev same through the slo.v speec mechanism alter a predetermined number ot loops are formed, and automatic means controlled sinuiltaneonsly therewith v,tor operahly connecting` the third driven shaft to rotate tho loopreceiving mechanism simultaneously with the formation ot the coils and the feeding; of the thread trom the slow moving thread-'leeding` mechanism. Y

15. ln a hanh-lorming machine, a drive shaft, a main driven shal't, an ai 'liary driven shalt and a thirddriven shaftv sel ,ctive means l'or connecting the main and the anr-:iliarv .driven shalt to the drive shalt ilor sininltaieons rotation, intermediate nierhanism connected hctiveen hotli the said nliaits ivhoreliy the auxiliary driven shalt operai. vs 'th main driven shaft at a reduced ,aimed th read-'leerling ii'iechanism operahly connected to the m: 1n driver shalt, loopereceiving .ieehanism disposed in cooperative relation with the tendine mechanism and normal v held stationary when the main driven shaft is rotated an the higher rate ot speech automatic means tor disconnecting;` the main driven shalt from the drivinp shalt and permitting the auxiliary driven shalt to drive the same through the slow speed meehaiisni atteia lrredeternlined nnmher oit loops are 'formed` automatic means controlled simultaneously there vith for operahly connecting; the third driven shaft to rotate the loop-receiving' mech anism simultaneously ivitii the forma rion oit the coils and the `liedingy ot the thread 'trom the slow moving' tliiead-'leeflingfI mechanism, and automatic 'means lor discoi'inecting the auxiliary driven shalt and the third driven shalt. loon-recei-.'- ingr mechanism diingosed n eoooerativc rela* tion with the feeding' mechanism and nori'nallv held vt i ionarg.' when the main driven shailt is rotarrd at lhs higher rate ol' snc-erh means o nerr in nultanermsly vflth the rol ngi; mechanism ilior impartl tation ot the ieee ing' longitudinal movement thereto to delen mine the la 't' n 'no' ot the loops inthe loonreceiving meri in auton'iatic nir-ans tor disconnectioe' the main driven shalt lli-om the driving` shall 4ilfermilling' the auxiliary 'iven shalt to rive the 'leerling mechanism Tough the slow speed meel anism a'liler a Y erniined nui'nher ol loops are 'loi-meth automatic means controlled simultaneily therewith tor operalilv connecting` the third driven shalt to rotate the loonreceivina' mechant imultaneoiisly with the torniation ot the coi is and the 'leerling oli the thread :troni the sion' moving thread-feeding; mechanism.

l'i'. ln a hanli-tormingg' machine, a drive shaft, a rotaryV leeder tor tho thread, tivo outer rot; ry loop receivers upon Whicii when etationiry are wrapped all o'l' the lull loops ot' lc, an intermediate loop receiver at o one oli the outer loop receivers and n a line lietn'een the other tivo loop recei vers and round which a partial loop is initial startingl point ol" the no; coils, nanos 'tor rotatiimw the i he looilis on the loop rereivcrs vlzen the loop receivers are st ionaiy7 means tor simultaneonrly rotal ing' all loop 1 crei vers.

and means Ytor rotatingI the feeder at a slower when the three. loon receivers are rod ann a tier the third intermediate loop receiver l as heen hrongjfghl'- into usej whcrehy the coils,

coils are vfrmn d about' he loops and the thread den o succe, sively lay the means heilig op r; lily sequential operation Yfrom the i i i 'ln'iningl machine., the com hinalion et moans tor receiving' the loops to torn a hanli vhen eta'iioiiary and lor forming colle ahont the loops when rotate-ch a rotary hread-g; fr means having a nio Yahle port "i throngijh which the thread is delivered to the loopreceiving` means, and means lor reenu l ating the orbit of movement of the movable lll) tilting thread carrier, thread guide mounted 10 in the carrier for movement in two orbits, and a cam for determining the inner orbit and consequently the formation of the loops and the coils of the hank. e

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand.

JOHN F. SCHENCK, SR. 

